ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. (NYSE:ANET) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. (NYSE:ANET) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May29, 2018, Arista Networks, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

1.To elect two Class I directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal;

2.To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers;

3.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2018.

The voting results for each of the proposals are as follows:

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-votes

Andreas Bechtolsheim

42,750,250

10,193,038

16,337,251

Jayshree Ullal

43,894,650

9,048,638

16,337,251

Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal.

2.

Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-votes

50,886,173

1,873,135

183,980

16,337,251

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.

3.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-votes

67,188,012

1,879,622

212,905

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.


About ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. (NYSE:ANET)

Arista Networks, Inc. is a supplier of cloud networking solutions that address the needs of Internet companies, cloud service providers and next-generation data centers for enterprises. The Company’s cloud networking solutions consist of its Extensible Operating System (EOS), which is a set of network applications and its 10/25/40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches. EOS is purpose-built to be programmable and modular. The programmability of EOS allows it to create a set of software applications that address the requirements of cloud networking, including workflow automation, network visibility and analytics, and allows it to integrate with a range of third-party applications for virtualization, management, automation, orchestration and network services. It offers a product line of data center 10/25/40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches comprising its 7050X Series, 7060X Series, 7150 Series, 7260 Series, 7280 leaf switches, 7300X Series Spline switches and its 7500E Series spine switches.